Context: Simulation-based nursing education is an increasingly and wide-spread preferred educational approach. It offers opportunities to acquire clinical skills and decision-making through various situational experiences. Aim: The research aimed to investigate the effect of simulation-based educational program on maternity nurses' performance regarding obstetrical emergencies during pregnancy. Methods: A quasi-experimental research (one group pre/post-test) design was adopted to fulfill the research aim. This research was conducted at the Clinical Obstetrics' Skill lab of the Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Forty nurses were recruited (all nurses working at obstetrics and gynecology emergency department of Benha University Hospital at the time of collecting data). Three tools were used for data collection; a structured self-administered questionnaire, maternity nurses' attitude assessment scale, and maternity nurses' practices observational checklist. Results: showed a highly statistically significant improvement concerning maternity nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding obstetrical emergencies during pregnancy, immediate post-intervention, and at follow up phase compared to the pre-intervention phase (P ≤ 0.001). There was a positive, highly statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and total attitude and total practice scores at pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, and at follow up phases (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: The simulation-based educational program positively affected maternity nurses' performance regarding obstetrical emergencies during pregnancy. Simulation-based education regarding obstetrical emergencies during pregnancy is recommended for all nurses working at obstetrics and gynecology units.
Back ground: awareness of pregnant woman about iodine deficiency is a very important issue since it cause a wide spectrum disorders include still birth, increase number of spontaneous abortion, congenital abnormalities, and irreversible mental retardation to the fetus. Aim: To assess pregnant woman's awareness regarding iodine deficiency. Subject and method: research design: a descriptive study design was used. Subject: a purposive sample of 350 pregnant women was recruited in the study. Setting: the study was conducted at outpatient antenatal clinic at Central Touch Hospital, Qalyubia. Tool of data collection: include: 1-pregnant woman's general characteristics tool. 2-pregnant woman's past and current medical and obstetric history tool. 3assessment pregnant woman's knowledge regarding iodine deficiency tool. Results: it revealed that more than three quarters of the study sample had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding iodine deficiency and about one quarter of them had satisfactory knowledge and there were a statistical significant relation between studied sample demographic characteristics and their total level of knowledge regarding iodine deficiency. Conclusion: The current study reveals that, more than three quarters of the studied sample had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding iodine deficiency disorders and about one quarter of them had satisfactory knowledge. Recommendations: Strategies should include nutritional educational programs for pregnant women to improve their knowledge regarding iodine deficiency.
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